FIFA is set to change the yellow card suspension rules at this summer's World Cup, it has been reported.
The world governing body is expected to introduce a second amnesty point, meaning that yellow cards will be wiped after both the group stage and the quarter-finals.
This will reduce the risk of players missing big knockout games at the tournament in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
It is felt the current system – whereby two bookings up to and including the quarter-finals result in a ban – is unfair in the expanded 48-team format, which features an extra round.
The matter is set to be discussed at a meeting of the FIFA Council in Vancouver on Tuesday.
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